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Thomas-Hoffmeister
Prof. Thomas Hoffmeister

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Vice Rector for Academic Learning and Teaching; Population & Evolutionary Ecology Lab

Publications
May 2020 // journal-article

Friend or foe? A parasitic wasp shifts the cost/benefit ratio in a nursery pollination system impacting plant fitness

Ecology and Evolution

Carmen Villacañas de Castro; Thomas S. Hoffmeister

Dec 2019 // journal-article

Egg laying rather than host quality or host feeding experience drives habitat estimation in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis

Ecology and Evolution


Feb 2017 // journal-article

At Lunch with a Killer: The Effect of Weaver Ants on Host-Parasitoid Interactions on Mango

PLOS ONE


Dec 2016 // book-chapter

From Behavioral Studies to Field Application: Improving Biological Control Strategies by Integrating Laboratory Results into Field Experiments

Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture

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2016 // journal-article

Co-culture of sea cucumber Holothuria scabra and red seaweed Kappaphycus striatum

Aquaculture Research

Beltran-Gutierrez, M.; Ferse, S.C.; Kunzmann, A.; Stead, S.M.; Msuya, F.E.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Slater, M.J.
DOI: 10.1111/are.12615

2016 // journal-article

The hitchhiker's guide to Europe: The infection dynamics of an ongoing Wolbachia invasion and mitochondrial selective sweep in Rhagoletis cerasi

Molecular Ecology

Schuler, H.; Köppler, K.; Daxböck-Horvath, S.; Rasool, B.; Krumböck, S.; Schwarz, D.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Schlick-Steiner, B.C.; Steiner, F.M.; Telschow, A.; Stauffer, C.; Arthofer, W.; Riegler, M.
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13571

2016 // journal-article

Variation in maternal solitary bee nest defense related to nest state

Apidology

Peterson, J.H.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Roitberg, B.D.
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-015-0378-6

2015 // journal-article

Intraspecific variability in associative learning in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis

Animal Cognition

Koppik, M.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Brunkhorst, S.; Kieß, M.; Thiel, A.
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-014-0828-y

2015 // journal-article

Habitat complexity reduces parasitoid foraging efficiency, but does not prevent orientation towards learned host plant odours

Oecologia

Kruidhof, H.M.; Roberts, A.L.; Magdaraog, P.; Muñoz, D.; Gols, R.; Vet, L.E.M.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Harvey, J.A.
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3346-y

2014 // journal-article

Adaptive decision making or differential mortality: what causes offspring emergence in a gregarious parasitoid?

Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata

Koppik, M.; Thiel, A.; Hoffmeister, T. S.
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12154

2014 // journal-article

Bite or flight: The response of mosquitoes to disturbance while feeding on a defensive host

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Reid, J.N.; Hoffmeister, T.S.; Hoi, A.G.; Roitberg, B.D.
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12245

2014 // journal-article

Physiology vs. environment: What drives oviposition decisions in mango fruit flies (Bactrocera invadens and Ceratitis cosyra)?

Journal of Applied Entomology

Migani, V.; Ekesi, S.; Hoffmeister, T.S.
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12038

2013 // journal-article

Genetic incompatibility drives mate choice in a parasitic wasp

Frontiers in Zoology

Thiel, A.; Weeda, A. C.; de Boer, J. G.; Hoffmeister, T. S.
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-10-43

2013 // journal-article

Optimal within-patch movement strategies for optimizing patch residence time: an agent-based modelling approach

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Wajnberg, E.; Hoffmeister, T. S.; Coquillard, P.
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1615-5

2012 // journal-article

Optimal Resource Allocation to Survival and Reproduction in Parasitic Wasps Foraging in Fragmented Habitats

Plos One

Wajnberg, Eric; Coquillard, Patrick; Vet, Louise E. M.; Hoffmeister, Thomas
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038227

2010 // journal-article

State-dependent attacks in a mosquito

Physiological Entomology

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00709.x

2010 // journal-article

Does Kin Recognition and Sib-Mating Avoidance Limit the Risk of Genetic Incompatibility in a Parasitic Wasp?

Plos One

Metzger, Marie; Bernstein, Carlos; Hoffmeister, Thomas S.; Desouhant, Emmanuel
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013505

2009 // journal-article

Odor-mediated patch choice in the parasitoidVenturia canescens: temporal decision dynamics

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00878.x

2009 // journal-article

Decision-Making Dynamics in Parasitoids of Drosophila

Advances in Parasitology, Vol 70

Thiel, Andra; Hoffmeister, Thomas S.; Prevost, G
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(09)70002-8

2009 // journal-article

Dynamic response to danger in a parasitoid wasp

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0880-9

2009 // journal-article

Influence of presence and spatial arrangement of belowground insects on host-plant selection of aboveground insects: a field study

Ecological Entomology

Soler, Roxina; Schaper, Sonja V.; Bezemer, T. Martijn; Cortesero, Anne M.; Hoffmeister, Thomas S.; Van der Putten, Wim H.; Vet, Louise E. M.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01082.x

2008 // book

Finding Optimal Behaviors with Genetic Algorithms

Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids: From Theoretical Approaches to Field Applications

Hoffmeister, T.S.; Wajnberg, E.
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696200.ch17

2006 // journal-article

Selective information use in parasitoid wasps

Animal Biology

DOI: 10.1163/157075606777304212

2006 // journal-article

Statistical Tools to Improve the Quality of Experiments and Data Analysis for Assessing Non-target Effects

Environmental Impact of Invertebrates For Biological Control of Arthropods: Methods and Risk Assessment

Hoffmeister, Thomas S.; Babendreier, Dirk; Wajnberg, Eric; Bigler, F; Babendreier, D; Kuhlmann, U
DOI: 10.1079/9780851990583.0222

2006 // journal-article

Different habitats, different habits? Response to foraging information in the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Thiel, A; Driessen, G; Hoffmeister, TS
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0088-6